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3G, 4G mobile scam The recent announcements of upgrading to third generation (3G) and fourth generation (4G) of mobile telecommunications technology are also being exploited by criminals to deceive people into believing that their family members have been kidnapped, following which demands for ransom are made. The story of an alleged victim circulating on the internet has been reproduced below: …

Cat missing 5 years Indiana A cat that went missing five years ago has been reunited with its owner in Indiana thanks to an implanted microchip. WOWO-AM and WANE-TV report the 10-year-old cat named Charlie showed up at Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control on Monday. Workers there scanned the cat and discovered Charlie had a microchip that identified Virginia …

Professor Suspended Online Photo Containing Quote from Game of Thrones A New Jersey professor claims he was suspended over an online photo containing a quote from “Game of Thrones” that he says a school official perceived as a threat. Francis Schmidt, who teaches art and animation at Bergen Community College, says he was suspended for eight days after posting a …

Scientists Found Earth-sized world 18 April 2014 Florida: For the first time, scientists have found an Earth-sized world orbiting in a life-friendly zone around a distant star. The discovery, announced on Thursday, is the closest scientists have come so far to finding a true Earth twin. The star, known as Kepler-186 and located about 500 light years away in the …